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S5 8BW

Firth Park · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Firth Park
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S5 8BU 31 m
S5 8BX 76 m
S5 8BY 92 m
S5 8BR 94 m
S5 8BF 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S5 8BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 8
Latitude
53.422911
Longitude
-1.478612
British National Grid easting
434,746
British National Grid northing
391,915

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Firth Park · E05010868
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · E14001466
Output area
E00041166
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 012E · E01008122
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 012 · E02001622

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Murdock Road, Sheffield, S5 8BW 15 November 2024 £212,000
20, Murdock Road, Sheffield, S5 8BW 31 October 2024 £235,000
8, Murdock Road, Sheffield, S5 8BW 11 July 2024 £199,550

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
47
Secondary
10

  1. Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    330 m

  2. Chaucer School

    Academy sponsor led

    694 m

  3. Mercia Northridge School

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,118
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,118
  • Criminal damage and arson 686
  • Anti social behaviour 559
  • Public order 375
  • Shoplifting 275

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

27 female, 27 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.5
S5 8 residents
14,346

Age bands in S5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

3,151 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,672 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

3,729 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

3,139 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,940 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    434 m

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    506 m

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CARE SURGERY, 63 PALGRAVE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8GS

    ODS code C88077

    629 m

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    1.2 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    1.2 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    1.5 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    1.7 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    2.1 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

    398-402 FIRTH PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 6HH

    ODS code C88035

    2.3 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    2.5 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    2.5 km

  • ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACT

    96A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88039

    2.6 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    98A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88095

    2.6 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    2.6 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    2.7 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    2.7 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    2.8 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

    PITSMOOR SURGERY, 151 BURNGREAVE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S3 9DL

    ODS code C88008

    2.8 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    3.4 km

  • UPWELL STREET SURGERY

    93 UPWELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S4 8AN

    ODS code C88027

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Adlington Road/Southey Hill

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.1 miles

  • Adlington Road/Falstaff Road

    BCT · Parson Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Adlington Road/Buchanan Road

    BCT · Parson Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Southey Hill/North Hill Road

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.2 miles

  • Adlington Road/Deerlands Avenue

    BCT · Parson Cross

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 012E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,916 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £205,775 from 6 recorded sales in S5 8BW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sheffield is £219,539 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

68 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,118 published events cover 12 months, averaging 426.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,118 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.